Regional Australia
Government pledges triple-zero reforms after Optus outage
Communications minister Michelle Rowland says she will accept all recommendations from a review into the effect of last year’s national Optus outage on the triple-zero system after lives were put at risk.
- by David Swan
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Crime
Two dead, another in a serious condition following three NSW stabbings in 24 hours
A 16-year-old boy and a man in his 20s have died and a third man has been injured in unrelated stabbing incidents as a wave of knife crime continues across NSW.
- by Carrie Fellner
Fabulous, darling! Priscilla to ride again in film sequel
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – an Australian classic – is getting a sequel, according to director Stephan Elliott.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
‘Another person’s headstone was there’: Bodies bulldozed, graves resold at cemetery for decades
More than 1800 plots were dug up and resold at Castlemaine Cemetery over several decades, with previously occupied plots still being resold as recently as 2004.
- by Carolyn Webb
‘There’s nowhere for them to go’: When girls are booted out of football
At 13, Phoebe Guppy is at a crossroads. Travel over an hour for footy training, or give up the game she loves. Daisy Pearce has been at the crossroads before her, and many more will follow.
- by Hannah Kennelly
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Law
Minns warned against ‘political stunt’ to fix regional youth crime
The Minns government is under increasing pressure to address worsening regional youth crime.
- by Alexandra Smith
‘Why not me?’ For the first time in 133 years a woman leads NSW lobby group
Mustering sheep and cattle after school, Annabel Johnson never imagined she would end up swapping the farm for a CEO’s job with a baby in tow.
- by Catherine Naylor
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When the storms come, pull your hat low and set your horse free
No storm suggested doom for these two. They were preppers, but they were optimists, too.
- by Tony Wright
Hills of discontent as communities remain blacked out a week after storm
Dandenong Ranges residents are losing patience with the most prolonged power outage in memory as businesses lose money and families are left without internet or hot showers.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Gallery: Country Chinese restaurants
Justin McManus explores regional Victoria’s Chinese restaurants.
‘Simply the best’: Why country Chinese restaurants have thrived for so long
They are mainstays of regional Victoria and proud emblems of diversity – and their owners have cultivated a unique culinary tradition beloved by Australians of all backgrounds.
- by Benjamin Preiss